Preserve Iowa Summit

The annual Preserve Iowa Summit is the premier statewide conference for professionals and volunteers involved in historic preservation. Participants will have opportunities to learn about a broad range of preservation topics, from historic tax credits to archaeology and more!

2017 Preserve Iowa Summit: Mining the Past

June 8-10, 2017
Fort Dodge, Iowa

Thompson M. Mayes of the National Trust for Historic Preservation delivered the keynote “Why Old Places Matter.” Other highlights included the Preservation Projects of Merit and Preservation Iowa’s “Preservation at Its Best” awards ceremony.

The summit is coordinated by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs’ State Historic Preservation Office, the City of Fort Dodge, the Fort Dodge Historic Preservation Commission and Preservation Iowa. It is funded in part with federal funds from the National Park Service, a division of the U. S. Department of the Interior.